Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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